112 Bible Verses about Laziness
Want to know what the Bible says about Laziness? Here are 112 Bible verses about Laziness from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
Use the up or down arrow next to each verses to vote for this topic. Your input is important for us to improve it.
Note: Always check the context of a verse; Click the "Read Full Chapter" button next to each verse to read more. The context of a verse might put a very different slant on what the verse seems to say.
Proverbs 12:24 NIV
Diligent hands will rule,
but laziness ends in forced labor.
but laziness ends in forced labor.
347
John 5:17 NIV
In his defense Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working.”
316
306
Proverbs 26:13-16 NIV
13 A sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the road,
a fierce lion roaming the streets!”
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
so a sluggard turns on his bed.
15 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
16 A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven people who answer discreetly.
a fierce lion roaming the streets!”
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
so a sluggard turns on his bed.
15 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
16 A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven people who answer discreetly.
283
Proverbs 14:23 NIV
All hard work brings a profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
279
James 4:17 NIV
If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.
277
James 1:22 NIV
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
275
2 Thessalonians 3:11-12 NIV
11 We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies. 12 Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat.
235
Hebrews 13:16 NIV
And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
221
2 Timothy 2:15 NIV
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
207
Search Topics
Subscribe
Get Bible verse every day in your inbox
Read on Mobile
Most Searched
Group of Brands
© 2026 Bibleportal.com All rights reserved.